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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1 Chapter 13: Lieutenant Mamiya's Long Story: Part II (Pgs. 151-172) | Book 2 Chapter 1: As Concrete as Possible ? Appetite in Literature (Pgs. 175-184) | Book 2 Chapter 2: No Good News in This Chapter (Pgs. 185-195).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What era does Creta Kano's style of dress remind Toru Okada of?
(a) The early 1980's.
(b) The 1960's
(c) The 1920's.
(d) The Victorian Era.

2. What errand is Toru Okada running at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Filing his household's taxes.
(b) Getting a new watch battery.
(c) Delivering his wife's dry cleaning.
(d) Picking up groceries.

3. According to Toru's uncle in Chapter 13, how did Mr. Miyawaki lose all of his money?
(a) Opening a failed restaurant.
(b) A run on his bank.
(c) A crippling drug addiction.
(d) A bad stock deal.

4. Where does Toru Okada find his necktie in Chapter 4?
(a) The street.
(b) His work items that he packed.
(c) The dry cleaners.
(d) His neighbor's house.

5. In Lieutenant Mamiya's story of Chapter 12, what does Yanamoto tell Lieutenant Mamiya he must do if they are captured?
(a) Kill Yanamoto.
(b) Flee back into China.
(c) Fight to the death.
(d) Destroy his personal documents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Toru Okada rationalize his wife's curtness to him in Chapter 2?

2. What does May Kasahara invite Toru Okada to do the following day in Chapter 5?

3. How long have Kumiko and Toru Okada been married at the beginning of the novel?

4. At the end of Chapter 2, Malta Kano calls Toru Okada to set up a meeting between him and whom?

5. For what type of business does May Kasahara administer surveys?

(see the answer key)

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